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Nov. 7, 2024

Balancing Science and Art, Jana Gaskin ’25 Named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar

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Nov. 9, 2023

Ferrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance

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Jul. 26, 2023

REDCAT Festival to Feature Kevin Williamson’s Safe and Sound

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Department of Dance


November 7, 2024

Balancing Science and Art, Jana Gaskin ’25 Named 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholar

Nathalie Espinoza PZ ’26, Visiting Assistant Professor in Chemistry Christopher Dettmar, and Jana Gaskin ’25 (right) working inside The Nucleus. By Caitlin Antonios Two to four times a week, Jana […]

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November 9, 2023

Ferrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance

Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.

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July 26, 2023

REDCAT Festival to Feature Kevin Williamson’s Safe and Sound

The performance is part of the festival’s shared program of events, which will take place August 24–26.

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June 9, 2023

Suchi Branfman Receives 2023 Lucas Arts Fellowship

Selected artists receive three months at the Lucas Arts Residency over a period of three years.

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May 12, 2023

In the Media: Kevin Williamson’s No Expectations Earns Rave Review From LA Dance Chronicle

“Watching No Expectations was a snapshot view of Mason and Williamson’s past, present and future aspirations,” the review states.

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April 5, 2023

In the Media: Suchi Branfman Speaks to Los Angeles Times About Latest Dance Initiative

“How do we create work that invites people into understanding that we’re not separate from folks who are incarcerated, that we are implicated in their incarceration?” Branfman asks.

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December 15, 2022

Focus on the Faculty: Kevin Williamson, Associate Professor of Dance

With his latest collaboration, Williamson hoped that audiences would reflect on their own process of self-discovery—how memories perpetually shape our journeys.

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October 27, 2022

Graciela Vega ’93 Curates Art for Her Community

Reflecting on her current line of work, Vega credits 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s art department for planting her artistic seed and allowing it to flourish.

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September 8, 2022

51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Presents Announces Fall 2022 Season

The season will center on high-profile participants showcasing diverse experiences through contemporary dance, music, and award-winning storytelling.

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May 24, 2022

In the Media: Meg Foley ’04 Explores Gender and Parenting Through Dance, Public Source Reports

Meg Foley ’04’s Blood Baby, an artistic project centered on gender and queer parenthood, will be part of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s fall 2023 season.

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